Blechnum Species, Gristle Fern, Hammock Fern, Sinkhole Fern, Soft Water Fern

Native to Australia, and also New Guinea, the Philippines, and India.

Native to Puerto Roco, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the U.S. states of Hawaii, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.

Consi...Read Moredered an endangered species in the state of Florida.

This Australian cousin of the Hard Fern, grows in dense colonies in open, shady forest. I have had it growing in my garden for several ye...Read Morears and it thrives with very little attention, although it does need a bit of water in the driest season. It is unusual among the Blechnum species in having no great difference between the fertile and barren fronds.